A resident wearing mask is seen in a metro station in Washington D.C., the United States, March 31, 2020. Health experts on the White House Coronavirus Task Force said Tuesday that even with the Trump administration's national social distancing guidelines in place, Americans still should be prepared for the prospect of the coronavirus causing 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the country. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 750,000 Sunday evening, reaching 759,086 as of 8:00 p.m. (0000 GMT on Monday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 40,661 people have died of the disease in the country, according to the CSSE.

The state of New York suffered the most cases of 247,815, as well as the highest death toll of 18,298. New Jersey recorded 85,301 cases and 4,362 deaths, the CSSE tally showed.

Other states with over 30,000 cases included Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, California, Michigan and Illinois.